# SMS campaigns

 In this guide, we'll show you how to set up and send your first SMS marketing campaign.

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### Create a new campaign

To create a new campaign, navigate to the [**SMS campaigns**](https://app.miatel.com/campaign) page in the side menu and click on the "Create" button.

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In the appeared campaign settings window, on the first stage, please fill in the following:

1. Campaign name (can be anything)
2. Choose the sending time from three options - "**Immediately**", "**Select from the file column**", or "**Choose a specific time**". If you select "Choose a specific time", it will be your local time (your computer's time).
3. Upload the table in the format *xlsx* or *csv* with three required columns - the **sender's name** (Sender ID), the **recipient's number**, and the **message text**. In addition, you can specify the **time** of sending in the fourth column. The time must be specified in the format `31.12.2024 23:59:59`

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After filling out all three fields on the first stage, proceed to the next step.

### Example of a table

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The sender's name is indicated in column "A". The recipient's number is indicated in column "B". In column "C" is the text of the message.

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### Match the columns

On the second page of the campaign settings, match the column values with the data from the table and click next

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### Сheck the campaign settings

At the final stage of campaign setup, select an account, check the correctness of the campaign settings and click the "Create" button.&#x20;

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After clicking it, the message will be sent according to the specified time of sending.